From: Jake (jakeczyz@xxxxxxxxx)
Date: Sun Jun 16 2002 - 12:58:13 GMT-3
Agreed. IPX is alive and well, and judging from the looks of things it will be
a few
years before it disappears. Also, I'd make the argument that knowledge of T/R (
at least
basics) should remain a requirment. There's 100 IBM consultants, 150 stock trad
ers and
even the President of my fortune 500 financial corporation, who need to be supp
orted.
Also, the interface between our mainframes and DLSW+ over IP backbone is T/R.
Plus, if they're removing these things, why not add more current technology lik
e IP
Telephony (the stuff dealing with inline power and QOS) MPLS, more ATM, maybe m
ore QOS in
general, Content services, 802.11b/a/g etc. I trust this is forthcoming.
Personally, I sure as hell hope they make it harder and not easier. The $20 gra
nd and
countless hours I spent to get the cert has seemed to be less and less worthwhi
le by the
day. [Although I guess I can't blame Cisco for the crappy economy/job market].
IMHO,
Jake
9102
--- Mike Schlenger <mschlenger@meridianitsolutions.com> wrote:
> Who was the genius that decided IPX should be removed? Have they gone
> completely mad? Do they have ANY idea how much IPX is still out there? Yes,
> I understand most organizations have "plans" to remove IPX from their
> networks, but those plans span years. I personally think that alone is a
> huge dent in the program. I will be writing the CCIE program with my
> thoughts. How does Cisco plan on preserving the value of the cert if they
> are taking the "I" out of CCIE? Typically, an "internetwork" is comprised of
> multiple protocols...not just IP. Hope I didn't get on anyone's bad side, it
> just doesn't click in my head.
>
> Mike Schlenger
> CCIE #7079
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Christopher Jarosz [mailto:cajarosz@attbi.com]
> Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2002 11:04 PM
> To: ccielab@groupstudy.com
> Subject: New Exam Info...
>
>
> Straight from Cisco......
>
> 1.. Lab Exam Content and Equipment Changes
>
> CCIE Candidates should note the following changes to the technical content
> and equipment for the CCIE Lab exam. The content changes affect the CCIE
> Routing and Switching Lab exam, while the equipment changes affect all CCIE
> certification tracks.
>
> The CCIE program continually monitors the topics and technologies covered
> in the CCIE certification tracks. The end result of this process is that a
> topic may be removed from the exam to allow greater emphasis on features or
> technologies that are more current in the industry.
>
> Therefore, effective November 4th, 2002, the following topics will no
> longer be tested on the CCIE Routing and Switching exam:
>
> IGRP
> Token Ring
> Token Ring Switching
> IPX
>
> Please note that DLSw+ will remain as a valid topic on the exam.
>
> Between September 1, 2002 and November 4th, 2002 all CCIE labs will
> replace the current Catalyst 5000 switches with Catalyst 3550 switches.
> However, the only switching features tested during this time will be those
> common to both devices - additional features on the Catalyst 3550 will only
> be tested after November 4th, 2002.
>
> Please note that except for the change in switches, no new topics are
> being added to the content covered by the Routing and Switching exam.
> However, many features currently tested will now be able to receive more
> weight on the exam after November 4th.
>
> If you have questions regarding these changes, please contact
> ccie-lab@cisco.com.
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